Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Pelosi’s House Impeaches Trump for Historic Second Time Amanda Becker, The 19th On Wednesday, Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice following the U.S. House …

I was initially optimistic about the start of 2021 and was stunned, horrified, and heartbroken by what transpired in the last week. I watched last Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol with a mix of grief and anger. In any horrible situation, though, our founder and President Barbara Lee often urges us to “look for the …

A Personal Reflection on the Capitol Attack As the horrific attack on our Capitol and its public servants played out in real-time on television and on my Twitter feed, my first thoughts turned to family and friends at work that day in the building. My husband, a reporter for The New York Times, returned home …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Raimondo selected for Biden’s Commerce secretary Tyler Pager, Doug Palmer & Gavin Bade, Politico On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden announced he’s tapping Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Trump administration says it will withhold $200 million in California Medicaid funding over abortion insurance requirement Caroline Kelly, CNN On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced it will be …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: From Kamala Harris to Jacinda Arden: The World’s Most Powerful Women in Politics in 2020 Nicolette Jones, Forbes  Women’s political power around the world is steadily growing, and …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB Annie Linskey and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Arizona surprised the nation in the presidential election. Native voters are part of the reason, these activists say. Cecilia Nowell, The Lily The state of Arizona turned blue …

Finally. It’s happened: women in politics got one step closer to breaking the highest and hardest ceiling in government. Senator Kamala Harris was duly elected Vice President of the United States. Harris is not only the first woman Vice President, she is the first Black, South Asian American, and child of immigrants to be elected …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Kamala Harris makes history many times over as vice president-elect Melanie Mason, LA Times Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is breaking barriers as the first woman VP in history. …